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2017 was a good year for films, some really great movies came out. I saw around 50 films this year, and only had a few left on my want to see list. So here they are, my top films of 2017 (No order, but #1 is Bold)

It’s time for my top lists of the year, I’m breaking from tradition this year sadly. I’ll only be doing Books and Film. I wasn’t able to invest the time and money needed to make a Concerts or Albums list, that’s not saying I didn’t listen to new music and see shows, just I didn’t invest the time I feel is needed to make a list.

We will start this year with books, this one is a little different in that the books didn’t have to come out this year, BUT they had to be a new read to me (or a reread of something I may not have grasped when younger). I read/listened to 63 books this year! So here are my top (recommended) books of 2016, in no particular order but split it into fiction and nonfiction.

I’ve been keeping lists of my favorite new albums every year since 2006 (the 2006 list was lost on myspace blogs), so this being the 10th year that I’ve done this I wanted to make a top albums of the last 10 years. There are rules: 1) The album had to be on a previous list, so even if I heard a better album after if it wasn’t on the list I can’t use it 2) List them in a non specific order 3) 40 albums total

I’ve been keeping lists of my favorite new films every year since 2006 (the 2006 list was lost on myspace blogs), so this being the 10th year I’ve done this I wanted to make a top films of the last 10 years. There are rules: 1) The film had to be on a previous list, so even if I saw a better film after if it wasn’t on the list I can’t use it 2) List them in a non specific order 3) 35 films total

2016 was a good year for films, not great but really good. I saw around 70 films this year, and only had a few left on my want to see list. So here they are, my top films of 2016 (No order, but #1 is Bold)

Sing Street

Zootopia

The Nice Guys

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

La La Land

The Dark Horse

Hidden Figures

Manchester by the Sea

Arrival

Moonlight

Star Wars: Rogue One

Imperium

American Honey

Honorable Mentions

The Handmaiden, Captain Fantastic, The Witch, Eye in the Sky, Everybody Wants Some, Hell or High Water, Love & Friendship, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Lobster, Keanu, Deadpool

This one is a little different in that the books didn’t have to come out this year, BUT they had to be a new read to me (or a reread of something I may not have grasped when younger). I read/listened to 87 books this year! I was well on my way to 100 but then I started traveling and surprisingly had no time to read. I read mostly nonfiction this year so there are a lot more non fiction recommendations than fiction. So here are my top (recommended) books of 2016, in no particular order but split it into fiction and nonfiction.

NON FICTION

Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion – Jonathan Haidt